Jonathan Aris is a British stage, film and television actor, he is the son of the late British character actor Ben Aris but, despite having a thespian as a father, acting was not his first choice. He studied painting at Camberwell School of Art and read Russian and Italian at Cambridge University before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Like his father, Jonathan has chiefly been seen in character roles, notably on television as the private secretary to the (female) Prime Minister in The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). He also does a great number of voice-overs for television commercials and narration for documentaries. He has made numerous stage appearances and was in the original London cast of "Fame - the Musical".

Jonathan Aris

Acting Born January 24, 1971 London, England, UK

Jonathan Aris is a British stage, film and television actor, he is the son of the late British character actor Ben Aris but, despite having a thespian as a father, acting was not his first choice. He studied painting at Camberwell School of Art and read Russian and Italian at Cambridge University before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Like his father, Jonathan has chiefly been seen in character roles, notably on television as the private secretary to the (female) Prime Minister in The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). He also does a great number of voice-overs for television commercials and narration for documentaries. He has made numerous stage appearances and was in the original London cast of "Fame - the Musical".

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Alex Dyer

Mayday

Narrator

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Receptionist

Heartbeat

Herbert Brownjohn

Sherlock

Dr Anderson

Andor

Senator Nower Jebel

Spooks

Azis Aibek

Merlin

Matthew

His Dark Materials

Commander Roke

Relic Hunter

Paul Laurier

Good Omens

Quartermaster Angel

The Martian

Brendan Hatch